List of leaders of Kazakhstan
The president of Kazakhstan is the head of state elected by popular vote to serve a five-year-term. The president appoints the prime minister and first deputy prime minister.Leaders of Kazakhs (Khans)
Leaders of Kazakhs (1917–1990)
Secretaries of the Kazakh Regional Committee of the Communist Party
- Stanisław Pestkowski
- Ivan Akulov
- Mukhamedkhafiy Murzagaliyev
- Mariya Kostelovskaya
- Georgy Korostelyev
- Viktor Naneyshvili
- Aristid Shllaku
- Stanisław Pestkowski
- Sakhiygirey Radus-Zenkovich
- Abdrakhman Aytiyev
- Seytgali Mendeshev
Secretaries of the Kazakh Regional Committee ("Kazkraykom") of the Communist Party
- Viktor Naneyshvili
- Filipp Goloshchekin
- Levon Mirzoyan
- Seytgali Mendeshev
- Zhalau Mynbayev
- Eltay Ernazarov
- Uzakbay Kulumbetov
- Levon Mirzoyan
- Nikolay Skvortsov
- Zhumabay Shayakhmetov
- Panteleimon Ponomarenko
- Leonid Brezhnev
- Ivan Dmitriyevich Yakovlev
- Nikolay Belyayev
- Dinmukhamed Konayev
- Ismail Yusupov
- Dinmukhamed Konayev
- Gennady Kolbin
- Nursultan Nazarbayev
- Uzakbay Kulumbetov
- Ismail Salvafeka
- Alibey Dzhangildin
- Nurbapa Umirzakov
- Salken Daulenov
- Abdisamet Kazakhpayev
- Ivan Lukyanets
- Daniyal Kerimbayev
- Nurtas Undasynov
- Zhumabek Tashenov
- Fazyl Karibzhanov
- Kapitalina Krykova
- Isagali Sharipov
- Sabir Niyazbekov
- Isatay Abdukarimov
- Sattar Imashev
- Andrey Plotnikov
- Bayken Ashimov
- Salamat Mukashev
- Zakash Kamalidenov
- Vera Sidorova
- Makhtay Sagdiyev
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
- Nursultan Nazarbayev
- Until 16 December 1991 was called President of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
